Minutes of Scribblers meeting held on 21 August 2018

Present: Cathy, Liz, Derek, Jim, Steve, Anne, Gerry

Apologies: Bridget, Kay, Hazel, Peter, Dave, Beryl, Liliane, Tony

Business:

The group sent Dave their best wishes, and hoped that the operation his new grandson Noah was undergoing earlier in the day went without a hitch.

Readings of homework

No homework to read as it was competition time.

We had five entries for the Jack Wilkinson competition. Cathy and Steve shared the readings.

First place went to Jim, with his story ‘Katy’. Next was Liz, with ‘The big change’, and taking third place was Steve, with ‘The tuck shop’.

The remaining stories were ‘Desmond’s dinosaur circus’ by Derek, and ‘Well appointed’, by Anne.

As usual, this competition brought a terrific range of tales. Very difficult to make a choice between them, but we managed it!

A photograph of the winner being presented with his trophy will be forthcoming, thanks to Liz, who stood in as photographer for the evening. It will be sent separately from these minutes

By 8.30 we’d finished the competition etc, so that left us free to do a flash fiction exercise, had we wanted to – which we didn’t! Instead we enjoyed forty five minutes discussing our favourite books and authors, both currently and from our childhoods. We also covered the importance of getting children engaged with reading at an early age, and finding stories/writers to inspire them. A very pleasant way to complete the meeting.

Next meeting: 

4 September, when the topic for homework is up to 1000 words on ‘Tales of place’. This can be any ‘place’ that you choose – from far flung shores to the local park – simply whatever takes your fancy.